Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 268 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (Five calm steps): The steps in order: understand the problem → think of ideas → choose the best idea → try it out → check if it worked. Helps: staying calm, breaking it into parts, asking for help, drawing a diagram, trying again. Gets in the way: panicking, giving up at once, blaming others, repeating the same try, guessing wildly.

1. 1.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
2. 2.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or put the plan to work? (a) say what is wrong (b) put the plan to work
3. 3.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) blame someone (c) know what is wrong (d) give up
4. 4.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: say what is wrong or think of ideas? (a) say what is wrong (b) think of ideas
5. 5.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) ignoring the problem (c) panicking (d) making a list
6. 6.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: try it out? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
7. 7.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
8. 8.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or say what is wrong? (a) pick one plan (b) say what is wrong
9. 9.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) breaking it into parts (b) repeating the same try (c) staying calm (d) asking for help
10. 10.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or list possible fixes? (a) choose the best idea (b) list possible fixes
11. 11.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) panicking (b) ignoring the problem (c) blaming others (d) asking for help
12. 12.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or put the plan to work? (a) pick one plan (b) put the plan to work
13. 13.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: see if it helped? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 3
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a list (b) panicking (c) staying calm (d) asking for help
15. 15.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 5 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
16. 16.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) stop cycling (b) kick the cycle (c) buy a new cycle (d) look at what is wrong
17. 17.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
18. 18.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 5
19. 19.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: check if it worked or try it out? (a) check if it worked (b) try it out
20. 20.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: staying calm? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
21. 21.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: think of ideas? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 5 (d) step 4
22. 22.True or false: “guessing wildly” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or check if it worked? (a) understand the problem (b) check if it worked
25. 25.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 2 (b) step 5 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for help (b) breaking it into parts (c) trying again (d) giving up at once
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) making a list (c) giving up at once (d) panicking
28. 28.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) blaming others (b) panicking (c) giving up at once (d) trying again
29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or try it out? (a) think of ideas (b) try it out
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving up at once (b) staying calm (c) repeating the same try (d) blaming others
31. 31.🧩 A big problem feels scary. What helps? (a) cry about it (b) ignore it (c) split it into parts (d) wait for luck
32. 32.True or false: “trying again” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or try it out? (a) understand the problem (b) try it out
34. 34.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or pick one plan? (a) put the plan to work (b) pick one plan
35. 35.True or false: “drawing a diagram” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) trying again (c) blaming others (d) guessing wildly
37. 37.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or see if it helped? (a) think of ideas (b) see if it helped
38. 38.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or think of ideas? (a) put the plan to work (b) think of ideas
39. 39.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) making a list (c) trying again (d) ignoring the problem
40. 40.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: choose the best idea or try it out? (a) choose the best idea (b) try it out

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